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  GISCO NUTS 2010
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Data
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The GISCO NUTS 2010 data is disseminated in ESRI Geodatabase format (Access database) and shapefile.


Metadata
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The metadata follows the ISO 19139 recommendations. It is provided in XML format.

To visualise the NUTS metadata just open the file "MetadataCatalog.htm" in your web browser.

Due to the restrictions in the length of the attribute names in shapefiles (max. 10 characters), some attribute names in the metadata might slightly differ from the actual attribute names in the shapefiles. 


Data source and copyright acknowledgement
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GISCO NUTS is a geographical dataset developed by the European Commission based on EuroBoundary Map (EBM) from EuroGeographics, complemented with the Global  Administrative Units Layer (GAUL) from UN-FAO (for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and geometry from Turkstat (for Turkey).

When the GISCO NUTS geographical dataset is used in any printed or electronic publication, the source data set shall be acknowledged in the legend of the map and in the introductory page of the publication.

The data source notice on the legend of the map and the introductory part of the publication is as follows:

	Data source: GISCO - Eurostat (European Commission)
	Administrative boundaries: � EuroGeographics, UN-FAO, Turkstat.


Disclaimer
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The European Commission maintains this dataset to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and European Union policies in general. Our goal is to keep this information accurate. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them. However the Commission accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information on this geographical data set.


This information is:

  * of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity; 
  * not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date; 
  * sometimes based on external data sets over which the Commission services have no control and for which the Commission assumes no responsibility; 

Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that the provided geographical data sets exactly reproduce the geographical features described in officially adopted texts. Only European Union legislation published in paper editions of the Official Journal of the European Union is deemed authentic.

It is our goal to minimize disruption caused by technical errors. However some data or information on our data sets may have been created or structured in files or formats that are not error-free and we cannot guarantee that our data has not been affected by such problems. The Commission accepts no responsibility with regard to such problems incurred as a result of using the geographical data sets provided here. 

This disclaimer is not intended to limit the liability of the Commission in contravention of any requirements laid down in applicable national law nor to exclude its liability for matters which may not be excluded under that law.


